Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43217

CVE-2024-43217:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Pierre Lebedel's Kodex Posts likes WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 2.5.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Dmitriy Prokhorov and was disclosed on August 9, 2024, with CVE-2024-43217 being assigned (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High), with the following vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the mitigation immediately (Patchstack).

Community reactions

The vulnerability has been included in Wordfence Intelligence's Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report for August 5-11, 2024, highlighting its significance in the WordPress security community (Wordfence).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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